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{{Short description|Former railway station in Gloucestershire, England}}
{{Infobox UK disused station
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
|name = Grange Court
{{Use British English|date=May 2017}}
|image_name =Grange Court Junction.jpg
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|caption =Grange Court station as it appears today, the tracks are still connected to the main line but the platforms have been removed.
|locale = [[Ross-on-Wye]]
| name = Grange Court
| status = Disused
|borough = [[Gloucestershire]]
| image = Grange Court Junction.jpg
|line = [[Hereford, Ross & Gloucester Railway]]
| caption = Grange Court station as it appears today but the platforms have been removed.
|manager =
| borough = [[Northwood Green]], [[Forest of Dean District|Forest of Dean]]
|owner = [[Great Western Railway]]
| country = England
|platforms = 4
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
|latitude =
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|longitude =
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| platforms = 4
| original = [[Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway]]
|years = 1 June 1855
|events = Station opens
| pregroup = [[Great Western Railway]]
|years1 = 31 October 1964
| postgroup = Great Western Railway
|events1 = Station closes
| years = 1 June 1855
| events = Station opens
| years1 = 2 November 1964
| events1 = Station closes
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{{Gloucester to Newport Line|collapse=yes}}{{Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway|collapse=yes}}
{{Gloucester to Newport Line|collapse=yes}}{{Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway|collapse=yes}}
'''Grange Court railway station''' was a [[junction station]] in [[Gloucestershire]] on the [[Gloucester to Newport Line]] where it met the [[Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway]].
'''Grange Court railway station''' was a [[junction station]] on the [[South Wales Railway]] in [[Gloucestershire]] (on the present day [[Gloucester to Newport Line]]) where it met the [[Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway]].


==History==
==History==
Opened on 1 June 1855 by the [[Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway]] the station was taken over by the [[Great Western Railway]] in 1862 and then passed on to the [[Western Region of British Railways]] on [[nationalisation]] in 1948. Despite a local campaign to save the station led by [[West Gloucestershire (UK Parliament constituency)|West Gloucestershire]] MP [[Charles Loughlin]]<ref>Gloucester Citizen, 21 October 1964</ref> the station was closed on 31 October 1964.<ref>Gloucester Citizen, 31 October 1964</ref>
Opened on 1 June 1855 by the [[Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway]] the station was taken over by the [[Great Western Railway]] in 1862 and then passed on to the [[Western Region of British Railways]] on [[nationalisation]] in 1948. Despite a local campaign to save the station led by [[West Gloucestershire (UK Parliament constituency)|West Gloucestershire]] MP [[Charles Loughlin]]<ref>[[The Citizen (Gloucester)|The Citizen]], 21 October 1964</ref> the station was closed after the last train on 31 October 1964.<ref>The Citizen, 31 October 1964</ref>


Though the actual junction remains connected to the main line, the station has now been demolished.
The station has now been demolished.


==Station layout==
==Station layout==
The station consisted of four platforms, two on the [[Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway]] and the other two on the [[Gloucester to Newport Line]]. There was a shelter on each platform and platform one (the up platform on the [[Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway]]) had a stone station building with a cafe and booking office etc. There was a footbridge across the station, signal box, sidings and a small goods yard.<ref>http://www.grangecourtjunction.org.uk/pages/50sand60s.htm</ref>
The station consisted of four platforms, two on the [[Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway]] and the other two on the [[Gloucester to Newport Line]]. There was a shelter on each platform and platform one (the up platform on the [[Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway]]) had a stone station building with a cafe and booking office etc. There was a footbridge across the station, signal box, sidings and a small goods yard.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.grangecourtjunction.co.uk/ |title=Grange Court Junction: A visual history |access-date=29 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126112044/http://www.grangecourtjunction.co.uk/ |archive-date=26 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=Branch Lines around Ross-on-Wye|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|at=figs. 62-66|publisher=Middleton Press|year=2008|isbn=9781906008307|oclc=370350430}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.grangecourtjunction.org.uk/pages/19thc.htm Grange Court website]
* [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#371,216,1 Grange Court on navigable 1946 O. S. map]
* [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#371,216,1 Grange Court on navigable 1946 O. S. map]


{{Historical Rail Start}}
{{Historical Rail Start}}
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{{rail line one to two|previous=[[Oakle Street railway station|Oakle Street]]<br /><small>Line open station closed</small>|next1=[[Westbury-on-Severn Halt railway station|Westbury-on-Severn Halt]]|next2=[[Blaisdon Halt railway station|Blaisdon Halt]]<br /><small>Line and station closed</small> |route1=[[Great Western Railway]]<br />[[South Wales Railway]] |route2=[[Great Western Railway]]<br /><small>[[Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway]]</small> |col={{GWR colour}} |lightcol={{temporary rail colour|e5e4e6}} }}
{{end box}}
{{s-end}}


{{Closed stations Gloucestershire West}}
{{Closed stations Gloucestershire West}}
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{{Transport in Gloucestershire}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Grange Court Railway Station}}
[[Category:Disused railway stations in Gloucestershire]]
[[Category:Disused railway stations in Gloucestershire]]
[[Category:Former Great Western Railway stations]]
[[Category:Former Great Western Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations closed in 1965]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1855]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1855]]
[[Category:Beeching closures in England]]
[[Category:Beeching closures in England]]
[[Category:1855 establishments in England]]


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Latest revision as of 15:12, 10 April 2024

Grange Court
Grange Court station as it appears today but the platforms have been removed.
General information
LocationNorthwood Green, Forest of Dean
England
Grid referenceSO726161
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGloucester and Dean Forest Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 June 1855Station opens
2 November 1964Station closes
Hereford, Ross
and Gloucester Railway
Hereford Barrs Court
Hereford Barton
Rotherwas Junction
ROF Rotherwas
Dinedor tunnel
Holme Lacy
Ballingham tunnel
Ballingham
Fawley Tunnel
Fawley
Backney Halt
Ross-on-Wye
Weston under Penyard Halt
Mitcheldean Road
Lea Line tunnel
Longhope
Blaisdon Halt
Grange Court
Grange Court Junction

Grange Court railway station was a junction station on the South Wales Railway in Gloucestershire (on the present day Gloucester to Newport Line) where it met the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway.

History

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Opened on 1 June 1855 by the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway the station was taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1862 and then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. Despite a local campaign to save the station led by West Gloucestershire MP Charles Loughlin[1] the station was closed after the last train on 31 October 1964.[2]

The station has now been demolished.

Station layout

[edit]

The station consisted of four platforms, two on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway and the other two on the Gloucester to Newport Line. There was a shelter on each platform and platform one (the up platform on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway) had a stone station building with a cafe and booking office etc. There was a footbridge across the station, signal box, sidings and a small goods yard.[3]

References

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  1. ^ The Citizen, 21 October 1964
  2. ^ The Citizen, 31 October 1964
  3. ^ "Grange Court Junction: A visual history". Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

Further reading

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[edit]
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Oakle Street
Line open station closed
  Great Western Railway
South Wales Railway
  Westbury-on-Severn Halt
  Great Western Railway
Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
  Blaisdon Halt
Line and station closed

51°50′35″N 2°23′57″W / 51.8431°N 2.3992°W / 51.8431; -2.3992